# Cycle Live Tabs

> Cycle only through loaded (non-discarded) tabs, skipping unloaded ones.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/cycle-live-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cycle-live-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `cycle-live-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NasreddinHodja
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17
- **First published:** 2026-02-14
- **Size:** 8.10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cycle-live-tabs/)

## Description

Skip unloaded/discarded tabs when cycling through tabs. Only switches to tabs that are actually loaded in memory. Customizable keyboard shortcuts (default: Alt+Down / Alt+Up). Ideal for Zen Browser and Firefox users with many tabs.

## Rankings

- #97,490 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cycle-live-tabs)